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Scott Moe: the conservative who began as a left-winger with a lights-out hockey shot

Scott Moe: the conservative who began as a left-winger with a lights-out hockey shot

SHELLBROOK, Sask. — Scott Moe is the conservative premier who began life as a left-winger with a shot so hard, it was lights out — literally.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Montreal port The union representing longshore workers at the Port of Montreal are set to go on strike at two terminals on Monday.
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Labrador residents say "inhumane" food prices force families to go hungry

Labrador residents say "inhumane" food prices force families to go hungry

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A mother in a community where the cost of living is one of the highest in the country says grocery prices are “inhumane” and retailers are putting profits ahead of people’s basic human right to food.
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Flying with Fido: What you need to know before taking a pet on your travels

Flying with Fido: What you need to know before taking a pet on your travels

Matt Perrault has shipped animals in and out of Canada on behalf of owners for more than two decades, handling creatures ranging from birds to bearded dragons, rabbits and ferrets.
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How Indigenous relations specialists are bringing reconciliation to the workplace

How Indigenous relations specialists are bringing reconciliation to the workplace

CALGARY — When Annie Korver sits down with a new corporate or small business client, she encourages them to focus first on the "truth" part of Truth and Reconciliation.
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Tentative deal reached in Metro Vancouver grain strike, federal minister says

Tentative deal reached in Metro Vancouver grain strike, federal minister says

The Grain Workers Union Local 333 union says its members will conduct a ratification vote by Oct. 4.
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SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.
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SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.
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Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization in B.C. election campaign

Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization in B.C. election campaign

VANCOUVER — When NDP Leader David Eby announced this month that the province would open "secure facilities" to provide involuntary care for people with severe drug addiction or mental health problems, it represented a moment of policy unity with the
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'This is the spot': Police focus on combating auto theft, violent carjackings in GTA

'This is the spot': Police focus on combating auto theft, violent carjackings in GTA

TORONTO — Scott Cresswell was behind the wheel of an unmarked white police truck as he drove across the Greater Toronto Area looking for compounds that might be used to hide stolen vehicles.
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